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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
 
May 2, 2018
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HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-32335
 
88-0488686
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
11388 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California
 
92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
858-794-8889
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 2, 2018, Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Of the 143,731,420 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding as of the record date, 121,150,832 shares were represented at the annual meeting.
The stockholders considered four proposals at the meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2018. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of two Class II directors to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:
Names
 
Votes For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Jean-Pierre Bizzari, M.D.
 
89,579,812
 
4,881,409
 
26,689,611
James M. Daly
 
93,234,853
 
1,226,368
 
26,689,611
Each of the foregoing candidates were elected and each received affirmative votes from more than a majority of the outstanding shares.
Proposal 2: The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
88,282,694
 
5,994,854
 
183,673
 
26,689,611
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 3: The vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
120,501,435
 
534,454
 
114,943
 
The foregoing proposal was approved.
Proposal 4: The vote on a proposal to approve amendments to the Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Plan was as follows:
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
89,114,872
 
5,106,414
 
239,935
 
26,689,611
The foregoing proposal was approved.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  
 
 
 
 
May 2, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq.
 
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary